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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 553 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹19. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹46. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹50 to ₹90. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹26. What is the percentage change?
  6. 6.A number changes from 80 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 8% increase (c) 8% decrease (d) 10% increase
  7. 7.A number changes from 400 to 164. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 59% decrease (b) 69% increase (c) 69% decrease (d) 59% increase
  8. 8.A number changes from 25 to 39. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 56% decrease (c) 14% decrease (d) 56% increase
  9. 9.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹425. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹40 to ₹60. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a kite changes from ₹25 to ₹47. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.A number changes from 500 to 975. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 105% decrease (b) 105% increase (c) 95% increase (d) 95% decrease
  14. 14.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹250 to ₹125. What is the percentage change?
  15. 15.The price of a kite changes from ₹200 to ₹188. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 40 to 70. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% increase (b) 30% decrease (c) 75% decrease (d) 75% increase
  17. 17.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹20 to ₹25. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 400 to 592. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 58% increase (b) 58% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 12. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 52% decrease (c) 13% increase (d) 13% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹80 to ₹144. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 100 to 183. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 93% increase (b) 83% increase (c) 93% decrease (d) 83% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 140. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 75% increase (c) 60% increase (d) 60% decrease
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹88. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 80 to 108. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 28% decrease (c) 35% increase (d) 28% increase
  25. 25.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹60 to ₹54. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a football changes from ₹100 to ₹185. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  28. 28.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹320. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.A number changes from 80 to 40. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 100% increase (b) 100% decrease (c) 50% decrease (d) 50% increase
  30. 30.The price of a football changes from ₹25 to ₹33. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹162. What is the percentage change?
  32. 32.A number changes from 250 to 105. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 68% decrease (b) 68% increase (c) 58% increase (d) 58% decrease
  33. 33.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹40 to ₹22. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 250 to 295. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 18% decrease (b) 45% decrease (c) 18% increase (d) 45% increase
  35. 35.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹200 to ₹96. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 100 to 199. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 109% increase (b) 109% decrease (c) 99% increase (d) 99% decrease
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹120 to ₹48. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a school bag changes from ₹200 to ₹342. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹724. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹400 to ₹296. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 24
  3. 15
  4. 80
  5. 35
  6. 10% decrease
  7. 59% decrease
  8. 56% increase
  9. 70
  10. 65
  11. 50
  12. 88
  13. 95% increase
  14. 50
  15. 6
  16. 75% increase
  17. 25
  18. 48% increase
  19. 52% decrease
  20. 80
  21. 83% increase
  22. 75% increase
  23. 76
  24. 35% increase
  25. 10
  26. 85
  27. 44
  28. 28
  29. 50% decrease
  30. 32
  31. 19
  32. 58% decrease
  33. 45
  34. 18% increase
  35. 52
  36. 99% increase
  37. 60
  38. 71
  39. 81
  40. 26

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